fact sheet: Water efficiency - Planning and Programs

opportunity Stanford practices sustainable water use by managing available resources to meet university needs while preserving ecological systems and maintaining this vital resource for future generations. Key goals are to continuously improve our successful water effciency and conservation program, develop new strategies to maximize use of surface runoff, preserve high quality treated domestic water for critical campus uses, and protect water-dependent habitat.

Top Initiatives & Results Water Planning and Management Water Efficiency Program In 2009, Stanford received the Silicon Valley Stanford’s Water Efficiency Program is one of the most aggressive in the Award. Bay Area. It encompasses 25 measures that, along with new projects, have decreased domestic water use 30% from 2.7 million gallons Stanford is one of 26 members of the Bay Area and daily (mgd) in 2000-01 to 1.89 mgd in 2014-15. Measures include: Conservation Agency. In 2007, Stanford became the first university to join the California Urban Water Conservation Council which offers Water-saving devices on 66 campus sterilizers an opportunity to work with experts in innovative technologies and All once-through cooling for equipment replaced with re-circulating processes. systems Stanford is developing a Sustainable Water Management Plan to Over 13,000 academic and student housing bathroom fixtures guide our long-term water supply development, water conservation, replaced with water-efficient ones wastewater and storm-water management, and habitat conservation All campus pre-rinse nozzles replaced with low-flow models programs. 85 percent of campus irrigated with nonpotable lake water The university is collaborating with regional water agencies to A demonstration program to test new water-efficient technologies identify opportunities and potential for implementation of efficiency Weather based (smart) controllers tested and conservation measures to stretch existing supplies and to ensure a reliable water supply for the future. The university completed dozens of water efficiency retrofit projects from 2001 through 2015, pushing down average domestic use from 2.7 mgd in 2000–01 to 1.89 mgd in 2014-15, despite campus growth.

MORE INFORMATION Water Efficiency http://lbre.stanford.edu/sem/water_effciency contactS Water Quality, Efficiency, & Stewardship: Julia Nussbaum, Manager, 650.723.9747, [email protected] Sustainability Programs: Fahmida Ahmed, Associate Director 650.721.1518, [email protected]